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Dr D Russell calls US aid 'major stimulant' to Vietnam development, ind study for Internatl Voluntary Service; Sen subcom meets secretly on Colegrove charges; Sen Fulbright 'not too impressed' by charges
KINGS POINT, L. I., Aug. 7 -- Secretary of Commerce Frederick H. Mueller called upon the Soviet Union today to advance some "realistic proposals" if it wanted to increase trade with the United States.
USN develops high-frequency ionospheric backscatter radar system (Project Tepee) able to detect instantaneously 95% of missile launchings anywhere in world; originator Dr Thaler sees system doubling present 15-min alert period
City devastated by explosion of truck loaded with 6 tons of dynamite and ammonium nitrate fertilizer set off by fire at Gerritsen Bldg Supply Co warehouse; illus; map; 11-25 dead, over 50 hurt; Acting Gov Pearson asks Pres Eisenhower to declare city major disaster area; Natl Guard called out; ARC aids; Sen Neuberger asks ICC probe
All three parties in the steel negotiations raised admonishing voices yesterday against recent reports of progress.
1959Caroline Ansink, Dutch flute player, composer, and educator[†]
Caroline Ansink is a Dutch musician, music educator and composer.
1959Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (born 1902)[†]
Albert Namatjira was an Arrernte painter from the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia, widely considered one of the most notable Australian artists. As a pioneer of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, he was arguably one of the most famous Indigenous Australians of his generation. He was the first Aboriginal artist to receive popularity from a wide Australian audience.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]